Oklahoma City Thunder vs Toronto Raptors 3/16/2023 – Scotiabank Arena will witness the Oklahoma City Thunder locking horns with the Toronto Raptors on Thursday evening. The Oklahoma City Thunder is currently 34-35 on the scoreboard and ranked eighth in the Western Conference. The Toronto Raptors are ninth in the Eastern Conference with 33-36 on the season. The Raptors are eager to build on their win against the Denver Nuggets from the last game. But, the Oklahoma City Thunder will be winning this game as predicted by the best NBA betting tips today.
| When: | Thursday, March 16, 2:00 PM ET |
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| Where: | Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, ON |
| TV: | Bally Sports Oklahoma |
| Stream: | NBA League Pass |
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— OKC THUNDER (@okcthunder) March 15, 2023
| Team | SP/RL | TOTAL | ML | |
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| Thunder | +6 (-110) | 230.5 o (-110) | +205 |  |
| Raptors | -6 (-110) | 230.5 u (-110) | -245 | |
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Oklahoma City Thunder Betting
The Oklahoma City Thunder is currently riding a three-game winning streak and is coming here after winning against the Brooklyn Nets with 121-107. The Thunder is putting up an average of 117.82 points in each game with a field goal percentage of 46.83 percent. The Oklahoma City offense is being currently led by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander who is dunking an average of 31.3 points in each game. On defense, the Thunder is allowing opponents to score an average of 116.29 points in every game played.
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— OKC THUNDER (@okcthunder) March 15, 2023
Players to watch: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander PG 58 GP 58 GS 35.6 MIN 31.3 PTS 0.9 OR 3.9 DR 4.8 REB 5.6 AST 1.7 STL 1 BLK 2.9 TO 2.8 PF 1.9 AST/TO, Josh Giddey SG 64 GP 64 GS 30.9 MIN 16.2 PTS 2 OR 5.9 DR 7.9 REB 6.2 AST 0.8 STL 0.4 BLK 2.9 TO 2 PF 2.2 AST/TO, Luguentz Dort G 62 GP 61 GS 30.3 MIN 14 PTS 1.5 OR 2.8 DR 4.3 REB 2.2 AST 1 STL 0.3 BLK 1.3 TO 3.2 PF 1.6 AST/TO.
Toronto Raptors Betting
The Toronto Raptors recently had their three-game losing streak broken by a win against the Denver Nuggets with 125-110. The Raptors are scoring an average of 112.38 points in each game with a field goal percentage of 45.46. The Toronto offense is being headed by Pascal Siakam who is scoring an average of 24.2 points in each game, while Fred VanVleet is adding seven helpers per matchup. Defense-wise, the Raptors are allowing their opponents to score an average of 112.18 points in every game played this season.
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— Toronto Raptors (@Raptors) March 15, 2023
Players to watch: Pascal Siakam PF 59 GP 59 GS 37.6 MIN 24.2 PTS 1.8 OR 5.7 DR 7.6 REB 5.9 AST 0.9 STL 0.5 BLK 2.5 TO 3.3 PF 2.3 AST/TO, Fred VanVleet SG 57 GP 57 GS 37 MIN 19.4 PTS 0.5 OR 3.8 DR 4.2 REB 7 AST 1.7 STL 0.6 BLK 1.9 TO 2.8 PF 3.7 AST/TO, Gary Trent Jr. SG 60 GP 43 GS 32.6 MIN 17.6 PTS 0.4 OR 2.2 DR 2.6 REB 1.6 AST 1.6 STL 0.2 BLK 0.9 TO 1.6 PF 1.8 AST/TO.
Oklahoma City Thunder vs Toronto Raptors Betting Numbers
Trends
Oklahoma City Thunder
Oklahoma City are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Oklahoma City’s last 9 games.
Oklahoma City are 6-1 SU in their last 7 games.
Oklahoma City are 8-4 ATS in their last 12 games against Toronto.
Thunder are 8-4 SU in their last 12 games against Toronto.
Oklahoma City are 11-3-1 ATS in their last 15 games on the road.
Toronto Raptors
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto’s last 6 games.
Toronto are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Toronto’s last 14 games against Oklahoma City.
Toronto are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games at home.
Toronto are 1-6 ATS in their last 7 games when playing at home against Oklahoma City.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto’s last 6 games against an opponent in the Western Conference.
Injuries
Oklahoma City Thunder
Kenrich Williams SF Is out for season, Wrist
Aleksej Pokusevski SF Is out indefinitely, Leg
Chet Holmgren PF Is out for season, Foot
Toronto Raptors
Otto Porter Jr. SF Is out for season, Foot
Dalano Banton SF Is downgraded to OUT Thursday vs Oklahoma City, Thumb
| 41-25-3 | Against the Spread | 34-35-0 |
| 40-28-1 | Straight Up | 39-30-0 |
| 117 | Points per Game | 112 |
| – | Points Allowed per Game | – |
| 46.8 | Offensive FG% | 45.6 |
| 80.4 | Offensive FT% | 78.4 |
| 36.0 | Offensive 3PT% | 33.8 |
| 47.0 | Defensive FG% | 49.3 |
| 78.2 | Defensive FT% | 79.7 |
| 35.8 | Defensive 3PT% | 37.6 |
Oklahoma City Thunder vs Toronto Raptors Betting Picks
The Toronto Raptors are definitely not ready to go back to their losing streak and will try their best to build on their win from the last game. But, the Thunder is coming here with strong momentum and will be able to take control of the matchup right from the first moment. The Oklahoma City Thunder is predicted to win according to the latest NBA betting trends. Sign up today to make your NBA betting prediction!
Moneyline: +205 is the ML set for the Thunder in this game and the ML set for the Raptors is -245.
Spread: A spread of +6 (-110) is out for Thunder and a spread of -6 (-110) is out for the Raptors.
TOTALs: 230.5 o (-110) will go over for the Thunder and the same will go under for the Raptors.
Score Prediction: 116-115 Thunder wins.
